Broadside Exposition Notes by Walter Cooper (1 results)

Broadside. Condition: Good. First Edition. Folio broadsheet. Approximately 13.5" x 7.75." Multiple folds. Three columns with 25 paragraphs of information regarding the upcoming Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta. Small torn section midway down the third column with some missing print. Broadside includes an illustrated Atlanta Cotton States Exposition envelope with stamp ca. 1895 addressed to the Narragansett Herald, Narragansett Pier R. I. These promotional piece informs editors of newspapers on the progress and planned events for the Exposition to be held from September 18 to December 31, 1895. The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1895.[1] The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."[1] The Cotton States and International Exposition featured exhibits from six states, including various innovations in agriculture and technology, and exhibits about women and African Americans.[1] President Grover Cleveland presided over the opening of the exposition remotely by flipping an electric switch from his house in Massachusetts on September 18, 1895.[1] The event is best remembered for the "Atlanta Compromise" speech given by Booker T. Washington on September 18, promoting racial cooperation.[1].